Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


          Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
          Officers.

Employment Agreement with Bradley J. Peterson



On June 22, 2022, Nasdaq, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an employment
agreement with Bradley J. Peterson, the Company's Chief Information and Chief
Technology Officer (the "Employment Agreement"). The term of the Employment
Agreement is June 22, 2022 through December 31, 2025 (the "Term"). The
Employment Agreement replaces Mr. Peterson's existing employment agreement with
the Company, which was due to expire on December 31, 2023.

Mr. Peterson's annual base salary during the Term shall be no less than
$650,000, which shall be reviewed by the Management Compensation Committee (the
"Compensation Committee") of the Board of Directors at least annually and may be
increased but not decreased. In addition, for each calendar year during the
Term, Mr. Peterson will continue to be eligible to participate in the Company's
executive incentive program in accordance with the terms of such program, as
established from time to time by the Compensation Committee. Mr. Peterson will
be eligible to earn, for each full calendar year of the Term, an annual target
bonus of not less than $975,000, based on the achievement of performance goals
established for such year by the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer
and the Compensation Committee. The President and Chief Executive Officer and
the Compensation Committee shall review the target bonus at least annually and
may increase (but not decrease) the target bonus on the basis of such review.
The target bonus amount for each year during the Term shall not be less than the
target bonus amount for the immediately preceding year. Additionally,
Mr. Peterson will be eligible to receive annual equity compensation incentive
awards with a target value of not less than $2.5 million. During the Term,
Mr. Peterson will be entitled to continue to participate in all employee benefit
plans or programs of the Company on the same basis as benefits are generally
made available to its senior executive employees.

Upon a termination of Mr. Peterson's employment by the Company without "Cause"
(as defined in the Employment Agreement), by Mr. Peterson for "Good Reason" (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) other than due to a "Change in Control" (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) or upon Mr. Peterson's retirement at the
end of the Term, Mr. Peterson will be entitled to severance pay and benefits as
follows: (i) a pro-rata target bonus with respect to the calendar year in which
the date of termination occurs, payable in substantially equal monthly
installments for the twelve (12) month period following the date of termination;
(ii) the continued vesting of outstanding equity compensation issued prior to
the date of termination as though Mr. Peterson was employed through all
applicable performance periods; (iii) $40,000 to offset the cost of premiums
associated with Mr. Peterson's post-retirement health benefits, payable in a
lump sum within sixty (60) days of the date of termination; and (iv) twenty-four
(24) months of financial and tax services and executive physical exams.

Upon a termination of Mr. Peterson's employment by the Company without "Cause"
or by Mr. Peterson for "Good Reason" in the twenty-four (24) month period
following a "Change in Control," he will be entitled to receive: (i) a lump sum
payment equal to the sum of (a) two times his annual base salary for the
calendar year immediately preceding the date of termination and (b) his target
bonus amount for the calendar year immediately preceding the date of
termination, payable on the first day of the seventh (7th) month following the
date of termination; (ii) a pro-rata target bonus with respect to the calendar
year in which the date of termination occurs, subject to the achievement of the
performance goals and payable in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh
(7th) month following the date of termination (or, if later, within thirty
(30) days of the date the Compensation Committee determines that performance
goals are satisfied); (iii) a taxable monthly cash payment equal to the COBRA
premiums for the highest level of coverage available under the Company's health
care coverage at active employee rates for twenty-four (24) months (or, if
earlier, until the date Mr. Peterson is eligible for coverage from another
employer); and (iv) continued life insurance and accidental death and
dismemberment insurance benefits for the same period as the continued health
coverage payments.

Upon a termination of Mr. Peterson's employment due to death or "Permanent
Disability" (as defined in the Employment Agreement), Mr. Peterson (or his
estate, if applicable) will receive (i) a pro-rata target bonus with respect to
the calendar year in which the death or Permanent Disability occurred, payable
in a lump sum within thirty (30) days following the effective date of the
release of claims and (ii) the accelerated vesting of all unvested equity awards
awarded to Mr. Peterson as of June 22, 2022.

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All severance payments and benefits under the Employment Agreement are subject
to the execution of a release agreement by Mr. Peterson containing, among other
provisions, a general release of claims in favor of the Company. The Employment
Agreement does not provide for any tax gross-up payments. The Employment
Agreement also includes a non-competition provision for a period of two years
following the date of termination, regardless of the reason for the termination
of employment, as well as customary provisions regarding non-solicitation and
non-disparagement.

The foregoing summary of the material terms of the Employment Agreement does not
purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the
full text of the Employment Agreement, a copy of which will be subsequently
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.




On June 22, 2022, the Company held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and
the Company's shareholders took the following actions: (i) elected each of the
Company's ten nominees for director to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and their successors are duly elected and qualified, (ii) approved
the Company's executive compensation on an advisory basis, (iii) ratified the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, (iv) approved an
amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(the "Charter") to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock in
order to effect a 3-for-1 forward stock split in the form of a stock dividend
and (v) did not approve the shareholder proposal entitled "Special Shareholder
Meeting Improvement."

The table below shows the voting results, which exclude excess shares that were
ineligible to vote as a result of the 5% voting limitation in the Company's
Charter.

                                                                                             BROKER
                                              FOR             AGAINST        ABSTAIN        NON-VOTES
Proposal 1: Election of Directors

Melissa M. Arnoldi                         101,587,321         287,609         31,169        6,938,506
Charlene T. Begley                         101,372,962         500,431         32,706        6,938,506
Steven D. Black                            101,013,835         847,887         44,377        6,938,506
Adena T. Friedman                          101,508,902         374,170         23,027        6,938,506
Essa Kazim                                 101,333,541         511,887         60,671        6,938,506
Thomas A. Kloet                            101,217,918         642,031         46,150        6,938,506
John D. Rainey                             101,593,628         268,873         43,598        6,938,506
Michael R. Splinter                        99,713,448         2,132,496        60,155        6,938,506
Toni Townes-Whitley                        99,741,575         2,132,355        32,169        6,938,506
Alfred W. Zollar                           100,966,084         894,867         45,148        6,938,506

Proposal 2: Approval of the Company's
Executive Compensation on an Advisory
Basis                                      97,718,823         4,114,435

72,841 6,938,506

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Proposal 3: Ratification of the
Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
the Company's Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal
Year Ending December 31, 2022            100,635,603    8,176,389      32,613           -

Proposal 4: Approve an Amendment to
Nasdaq's Charter to Increase the
Total Number of Authorized Shares of
Common Stock to Effect a Proposed
3-for-1 Stock Split                      101,549,373     335,906

20,820 6,938,506



Proposal 5: Shareholder Proposal -
"Special Shareholder Meeting
Improvement"                             31,695,545     70,134,753     75,801       6,938,506

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